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12/24/05

Mail & Guardian Online: Czech carp competes for Christmas-table spot

Mail & Guardian Online

Czech carp competes for Christmas-table spot

Carp, the traditional Christmas meal in Central Europe, is facing fierce competition this year from newcomers such as salmon and poultry, according to worried Czech producers. Already facing pressure from poultry, carp prices have fallen by about 5% since last year, according to estimates from the biggest national carp producer, Trebon-based Rybarstvi Trebon in the heart of the Czech carp-production region. "Prices could fall even more because of competition from salmon," which has been helped by favourable customs duties in the enlarged European Union, said Petr Sedlacek, the commercial director of the company, which exports about 70% of its annual production of 3 000 tonnes. In addition, there is the traditional competition from Poland and Hungary, the two other major providers of carp in Central Europe.

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